prodigal（形容词）：挥霍的；浪费的；（尤指在金钱或资源上）不节制的。常见于短语 the prodigal son，指“浪子回头”的儿子（出自《圣经》寓言）。该词也可引申为“慷慨到近乎挥霍”。
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He was prodigal with his allowance.
他把零用钱花得很挥霍。
Though prodigal in his youth, he later learned to manage money wisely and repair the relationships he had strained.
尽管他年轻时挥霍无度，但后来学会了明智理财，并修复了因任性消费而紧张的人际关系。
来自拉丁语 prōdigus，意为“挥霍的、浪费的”，与“把东西往外抛、往外花”的含义相关；后来经由法语进入英语，逐渐固定为形容“花钱或使用资源不节制”的人或行为。
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